Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Ten Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2011

The ALA has released its list of the Top Ten Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2011. The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom received 326 reports regarding attempts to remove or restrict materials from school curricula and library bookshelves.

The list comes along with the ALA's 2012 State of America's Library Report, which it is issuing in conjunction with National Library Week (April 8-14). According to the 2012 report, free access to information is in jeopard with the ALA citing such issues as libraries' inability to get access to some e-books because of restrictions placed on their use by publishers and deep budget cuts. The whole report can be read here.